Explore the archive for the 4th Annual Traveller RPG Mayday Mayday Event, held Sunday, May 1, 2022. This Traveller RPG community event featured creator interviews, online games, 3D combat demos, prize giveaways, charity support, and more.
Traveller RPG Mayday Mayday 2022
When: Sunday, May 1st, 2022
Started: 10:00 am Mountain Time
Where: The event was hosted on the CyborgPrime Discord server and simulcast to the CyborgPrime YouTube and CyborgPrime Twitch channels.
What: Traveller Mayday Mayday is a virtual gaming convention that takes place on May 1st. It is a day for honoring the history and future of the Traveller science-fiction roleplaying game, including its editions, descendants, creators, players, referees, and community.
Event Activities:
- Interviews - A lineup of Traveller, Cepheus Engine, VTT, and sci-fi RPG creators.
- Traveller Games Online - Online one-shot games with Traveller players from around the world.
- Prize Giveaways - Door prizes, sponsor prizes, and a grand prize drawing.
- Traveller For Charity - A charity fundraiser for the Carcinoid Cancer Foundation.
- Demo of Squadron Strike: Traveller - Traveller starship combat in 3D.
- After-hours Hangout - Community chat and social time on Discord.
- Player Discussion Panel - Traveller players discussing the game from the player’s perspective.
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Interviews With Content Creators
* All times were Mountain Time.
We chatted with content creators from the world of Traveller, Cepheus Engine, VTT tools, sci-fi gaming, and more.
Matthew Sprange - Keynote
CEO, Mongoose Publishing - 5:00 pm
Matthew chatted with us about recently released Traveller titles, including Mercenary, The Spinward Extents, The Third Imperium, and the 2300AD Aerospace Engineers' Handbook, plus planned releases for the next year.
Christopher Griffen
Primary Traveller Writer, Mongoose Publishing - 4:00 pm
Christopher talked about his work on Traveller, including The Third Imperium, Traveller: Explorer's Edition, Core Adventure 1: Invasive Species, Core Adventure 2: Last Call at Eneri's Cantina, Core Adventure 3: Errant Lightning, and his work on the new edition of High Guard.
Ken Burnside and Mike Llaneza
Ken Burnside, President, Ad Astra Games
Mike Llaneza, Traveller Line Developer, Ad Astra Games - 3:00 pm
Ken and Mike talked about Squadron Strike: Traveller, their 3D combat simulator that runs in a browser, and shared plans for the future.
John Watts
CEO, Independence Games - 2:00 pm
John discussed Clement Sector Third Edition, his old-west themed RPG Rider, his VTT map partnerships, and planned projects.
Omer Golan-Joel
CEO, Stellagama Publishing - 1:00 pm
Omer caught us up on his projects from the year, including Quantum Starfarer and Cepheus Deluxe, and shared announcements about upcoming products.
Craig A. Glesner
President, Thornwood-Daarnulud LLC - 12:00 pm
Craig talked about his Herald Luxury Yacht deck plans and future plans.
Neil Thorpe
CEO, 2D Storyteller - 11:00 am
Neil discussed his start as a Traveller player and how it influenced his animated VTT maps, including Galaxy Interface, Starship Battles, and Hostile Organism.
Jeff Kazmierski
CEO, Amber Zoned Comix - 10:00 am
Jeff told us about how he got into Traveller, his experience as an artist of Traveller-themed work, his efforts with the Zhodani Language Institute, and upcoming projects.
Play Traveller Online
April 29 - May 1, 2022
Players could join a game or host a game as a GM in a virtual tabletop from the comfort of home.
The games were hosted by Virtual Traveller and scheduled through Tabletop Events.
Current Game Schedule
The Mayday 2022 game schedule was hosted here:
Latest Info
The Mayday 2022 Celebration included Traveller games across multiple platforms, styles, and eras of play.
- Foundry games
- Two-part sagas
- Classic Golden Age games
- Mongoose Traveller 2e games
- Homebrew Traveller games
There was something here for everyone.
GMs Needed
Game Masters were invited to run games across the Mayday weekend, with flexible start times and online play options.
Gaming Without Limits
Unlike a brick-and-mortar convention, the virtual format was not limited by room size, table count, or physical venue constraints. Referees and players could choose games, times, and formats that worked for them.
Players were encouraged to watch for overlapping game times when choosing which games to join.
Register Now
Registration for the 2022 event was handled through Tabletop Events.
Traveller RPG Mayday Mayday Celebration Online Games
Prize Giveaways
We love giving away prizes.
Prizes were donated and fulfilled by our generous sponsors.
We held random drawings for door prizes throughout the day, with a grand prize drawing at the end of the event.
All prizes were digital download editions unless otherwise noted.
Grand Prize Bundle
The grand prize winner was drawn from the mailing list at the end of the event.
From Mongoose Publishing
- Mercenary box set (physical copy)
- Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022 (digital edition)
From CyborgPrime Games
From Ad Astra Games
- Squadron Strike: Traveller Full PDF Bundle
- 1 Gazelle Pewter Miniature (US winners only)
- 1 Gazelle Launch Pewter Miniature (US winners only)
From Independence Games
- Clement Sector Third Edition
- Anderson & Felix Guide to Naval Architecture Third Edition
- Diverse Roles Third Edition Career Catalog
- Manhunters: Bounty Hunters in Clement Sector Third Edition
- Outlaw: Crime in Clement Sector Third Edition
- Tree of Life: Altrants in Clement Sector Third Edition
- Unmerciful Frontier: The CCA Sourcebook and System Generator for Third Edition
- Wondrous Menagerie: Uplifts in Clement Sector Third Edition
From Stellagama Publishing
From Thornwood-Daarnulud LLC
- Herald-Class Yacht (signed hardcopy)
From 2D Storyteller
- Starship Battles for Roll20
From Jeff Kazmierski
- $25 Zazzle gift certificate
From Zozer Games
- Godstar (physical copy)
From Bryan Gough
- Vehicle Handbook (physical copy)
From El Cheapo Products
- Custom Character Portrait, Paper Mini, VTT Token
That was a lot of prizes.
Door Prizes
Random winners were drawn from the mailing list for door prizes throughout the event.
From SAFCOcast, In memory of Ron Stepp
Ron Stepp Memorial Prize: In honor of the prolific creator and member of the Traveller community.
- $50 gift certificate to DriveThruRPG.
From Mongoose Publishing
- Traveller Core Rulebook Update 2022 (digital edition)
From CyborgPrime Games
From Ad Astra Games
- Squadron Strike: Traveller Full PDF Bundle
- 1 Gazelle Pewter Miniature (US winners only)
- 1 Gazelle Launch Pewter Miniature (US winners only)
From Independence Games
- Clement Sector Third Edition
- Anderson & Felix Guide to Naval Architecture Third Edition
- Diverse Roles Third Edition Career Catalog
- Manhunters: Bounty Hunters in Clement Sector Third Edition
- Outlaw: Crime in Clement Sector Third Edition
- Tree of Life: Altrants in Clement Sector Third Edition
- Unmerciful Frontier: The CCA Sourcebook and System Generator for Third Edition
- Wondrous Menagerie: Uplifts in Clement Sector Third Edition
From Stellagama Publishing
From Thornwood-Daarnulud LLC
- Herald-Class Yacht (signed hardcopy)
From 2D Storyteller
- Hostile Organism for Roll20
From Jeff Kazmierski
- $25 Zazzle gift certificate
From Zozer Games
- Gunboats and Shuttles (physical copy)
From Bryan Gough
- Drinax Companion (physical copy)
From Dan Olson
- $20 Gift Certificate to DriveThruRPG
- $30 Gift Certificate to DriveThruRPG (Carousing Contest)
From El Cheapo Products
From DSAR (C.O.D. Streamer)
- $20 Gift Certificate to DriveThruRPG
Volunteer Staff Supporters
The following sponsors generously donated to our volunteer staff and crew.
From DSAR (C.O.D. Streamer)
- $30 Gift Certificate to DriveThruRPG
Traveller For Charity
* All times were Mountain Time.
May 1, 2022, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
The Third Annual Charity Traveller game benefited The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation.
Referee Patrick Kanouse and players from Two Brothers Gaming, High Shelf Collective, and The Death Die Club played Prison Planet.
Our intrepid adventurers found themselves afoul of the law and imprisoned at the Imperial prison Tarkwall on the planet of Keanou. Could they escape? Would the prison’s mines, gangs, or hostile environment spell their doom?
The Carcinoid Cancer Foundation’s mission is to increase awareness and educate the general public and healthcare professionals regarding carcinoid and related neuroendocrine tumors, to support NET cancer patients and their families, and to serve as patient advocates.
The game streamed on the High Shelf Collective Twitch channel.
Demo Of Squadron Strike: Traveller
* All times were Mountain Time.
April 30, 2022, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Squadron Strike Show & Tell with Ken and Gabe
April 30, 2022, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm: Squadron Strike Teaching Game with Gabe
May 1, 2022, 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Squadron Strike Teaching Game with Gabe
Ad Astra Games demonstrated Squadron Strike, a 3D online Traveller starship combat simulator.
Players could fly ships on a 3D map, plot courses, fire weapons, and see the positions of the ships at the end of each turn.
Squadron Strike is a turn-based 3D space combat simulator that runs in a browser. It can model ships from many settings and fight in a 3D virtual space that conveys ship position and heading.
After-hours Hangout
* All times were Mountain Time.
6:00 pm - Close
Artists, programmers, Traveller fans, and other members of the community gathered in the after-hours hangout on Discord.
Carousing Competition
“Carousing is the art of socialising; having fun, but also ensuring other people have fun, and infectious good humour. It also covers social awareness and subterfuge in such situations.”
- Mongoose Traveller 2nd Edition
The challenge:
Participants were invited to create a Traveller-themed poem, joke, song, limerick, riddle, or very short story and present it during Mayday.
Entries were judged by a panel, and the winner received a prize.
Player Discussion Panel
Our volunteer crew of Traveller players held a live panel discussion during the event.
They made wisecracks, shared insights, and discussed their experiences playing the game we all love.
Contact Us
If you have questions about Traveller Mayday, want to sponsor a future prize or activity, or want to volunteer, we would love to hear from you.
Traveller Mayday Event Sponsor
Frank Succardi aka CyborgPrime (
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